When There Is Nothing Left But Love

“By the time old Mr. Fuller and Ashton returned to their country, they’d offended many illegal businessmen in the region, and the plot to assassinate the Fullers came into being. While they were being hunted, they were forced to pawn everything they owned just to make it back. That necklace belonged to Ashton’s grandmother. George Fuller kept it with him all these years. Mr. Abe learned of this and used the high sentimental value of the necklace to lure Ashton to Venria.”

I was able to venture a pretty good guess as to how the rest of the story went.

Abe used the necklace as bait to get Ashton to his territory.

The appearance of me and my value to Ashton was a stroke of dumb luck.

Ashton would never have guessed that I was here, and Abe would never have guessed the relationship between Ashton and me.

Danny rose to his feet when I did not speak. “What else would you like to know?” he asked lightly.

“What is the relationship between Armond and Mr. Abe?”

“They’re business partners.”

“Kyanine?” I asked, suddenly frightened.

“Our product is mostly exported to Western Europe,” Danny smiled coldly. “Not much to Chanaea.”

“What are they partners on, then?”

“Jades.”

forgot. Venria exported an astounding variety

readiness to leave, I didn’t feel like asking any more questions. As he

and left

Abe appeared the following

shadow over my bed. “You wanted to see me?” he asked, looking at me in

me once, that if I

with a laugh. “You still think your life is worth four of

because Ashton cares about me!” I

and absentmindedly tore up a leaf from the potted plant. “Are you his wife?” Abe asked, squinting at me.

that you think he

it is, you can’t go back on your word,”

madly for an instant. “You

Abe instructed Dante. “When she’s

“Yes, Sir!” Dante answered.

Ashton. I had wanted to leave, but I knew deep down that

held on to the hope that with time, he would

to have run

was an accident,

sighed in despair. How am I supposed to keep traveling down this path without

and arteries were unharmed and I began to feel like myself again only after a few days, though it hurt when I occasionally touched it. It was a

But it wasn’t unbearable.